Wilbert L. Cooper
I Almost Died Trying to See En Noir, But You Don't Have To
En Noir has become a go-to brand for fashion icons like Kanye West and A$AP Rocky, and it's easy to see why—their mix of luxurious leathers and streetwear swagger is perfect for a hip-hop dude with refined tastes.
I Partied with Some Young Republicans at CPAC
I'd heard rumors that there was an exclusive night club at the top floor of the Gaylord. In my mind, I imagined the scene there as some kind of debauched bacchanal with dudes in Brooks Brothers suits making out and femi-cons snorting morning-after...
Hey Black Dudes, Why the Hell Are You at CPAC?
It's kind of hard to imagine why any black person would be at CPAC. But surprisingly, there are more than a handful of brown ladies and gents at the conservative conference. I wandered around the bowels of the Gaylord Convention Center and spoke to...
The Lovely Ladies of CPAC
There is a lot of stuff to do at CPAC beyond listening to conservative politicos bloviate about taxes and the gays. My favorite thing has been to just sit back and admire all of the nice-looking ladies. Here are some of most adorable femi-cons I've met...
CPAC's Blackfacing of Bad Ideas
My first few hours at CPAC felt a little like being at New York Fashion Week—white people everywhere were asking to take my picture, which may have had something to do with the color of my skin. There weren't many brothers in the seats, though there...
The Romance Behind the Designs of Robert Geller
I often thought it was lazy for fashion journalists to describe Robert Geller as "romantic," but hearing him talk about how he found the love of his life in the design studio he now shares with her 12 years after they first met, made me think...
The First Wild One
American ingenuity is responsible for the world’s greatest creations. The cheeseburger is the best food ever, LSD is the epitome of drugs, and the internet is godlike in its scope. The same goes for a garment that has been adopted by crusty gutter...
The Evolution of Patrik Ervell
It has been a thrill for me to watch menswear designer Patrik Ervell as he continues to develop his aesthetic every season. I sat down with him in his apartment to chat about about his early days in the fashion industry, his latest collection, and why...
'The Boondocks' Creator Aaron McGruder Tells Us About 'The Uncle Ruckus Movie'
I chatted with the creator of 'The Boondocks' about a live-action film starring Uncle Ruckus and a bunch of other things like black self-hatred, post-Obama race relations, and why Herman Cain is the real-life Uncle Ruckus.
Black Man in a Dress
Being a strong black man (or any man) has nothing to do with what you wear or who you fuck, but whether or not you have the will power to stay true to yourself. If that means wearing a dress, then so be it.
May Streetwear Keep You Forever Young
One of Mikhail Bortnik's passions turned into something more than another collection piled high in his apartment, and that was streetwear. Why streetwear? Maybe because to Mikhail, as he later told me, it represented “being 16 forever, a permanent...
Live Stream the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013 Collections on VICE
VICE knows it's hard to get your fashion fix if you're not in NYC this week, so we've hooked up with the fine folks at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week to provide you with a live stream of some of the most exciting and prestigious shows happening during NYFW.